Madame Royale, cf. page 29, note

Page 40. — 1. ils font bien, they make a good appearance.

2. Fontainebleau, a town 37 miles S. E. of Paris. It contains a royal palace, now an art-museum, and is surrounded by an immense forest, formerly a royal hunting-reserve.

3. Cent Suisses, a body of a hundred Swiss, who formed part of the royal guard. The Swiss were long favorite mercenaries in France, and it is estimated that over a million served under French kings.

Page 41. — 1. capitaineries, cf. page 24, note 3.

2. Villers-Cotterets, a small town some 48 miles N. E. of Paris.